Shoe-form.



J. A. NILES.

SHOE FORM.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV.1 6, 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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toe parts of the form and the t e same fully the 'shoe.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of assachusetts have invented new and use-' ful Improvements in Shoe-Forms, of which the following, taken in connection with the parts between A. NIIJES, of in-position'agamst'the inside e present invention relates to in a conspicuous way to indicate their ments in bottomless shoe forms for boots ownership of the forms for advertising purand shoes and more particularly to shoe poses or for personal use.

forms made of fiber or other light sheet ma: terials and used for followers in shoe factories and for insertion'in boots and shoes for display and advertising purposes and to keep in shape boots and shoes when out of wear without wrinkle, crease or slumpin of the upper leather, and so preserve their shape particularly when the leather is wet.

he object of this invention is to construct F1gure l, is an interior view of the shoe form. Fig. 2, is a view of the form inserted 1n the sh Fig. outlines a strip shanks of the shoe form. Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1, shows fasten it in the up er part thereof leaving the lower part 0 the heel flexible to pressure applied transverselythereof. As shown in this figure any means of fastening the upper part of theheel may be used.

he special manner of shaping the form elsewhere described is not specifically covered by ig. 1.

Fig. 2, explains the ultimate use of the ables the person inserting or removing the to do so with greater case. here is also a form of heel answering to above description and covered by this atent which is particularly strong and usefiil for e purposes of this invention because the shape of the heel is obtainedb indicate ownership for. his personal use.

Fig. 3, outlines a stri of fiber with the tongue e folded over e ges f f which are overlapped so as to bring one edge and the line of the outer overlapping'edge 9 will follow similarline the edges adjacent to it to that shown by edge 9 in Fig. 4. which are folded under it, all three parts The rivet b in Fig. 4 is shown in the upbeing secured by a rivet which pierces all erpart. of the heel of the form in order to of them in the upper part of the heel, as eave the edges 9 below it unsecured so is more particularly hereinafter described. that the sides of the heel which are unfase pressure exerted by the sides of the tened in the lower part, will bend inward heel below the point of fastening after the when pressureis them' from the shown in Fig. 4,

outside. e parts of the shoe counter while the firmer part of the heel holds the shank and lows:

A bottomless shoe-form shaped out of a What I claim as my invention is as follapping the other edge 9 all of which parts I transversely exerted upon single piece of material by two straight cuts shoe-form into the shoe and in Withdrawing on the heel-edgeleaving a central tongue, it therefrom, substantially as described.

the center of the lower edge of which is the In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my center of the heel-edge; the two parts adname to this specification in the presence of 5 jacent to said tongue being bent under it, two subscribing witnesses, on this fourteenth l5 overlapping each other and a rivet extending day of November A. DA1912.

through the tongue and the two overlapped J MES A. NILES. parts underneath; the unsecured lower part Witnesses: of the shoe-form being flexible to pressure CHESTER A vINAh,

1')- applied transversely thereto in inserting the THOMAS KILVERT. 

